Interamerican Watch Newsletter - Issue 479
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Inter-American Watch
Thursday 3/26/2026Analysis
Most Americans probably don't remember March 2012—if they remember it at all—and think of soaring gas prices. In the month that "The Hunger Games" was a box office smash and President Barack Obama was headed for a comfortable reelection, Brent crude closed the month at around $123 a barrel. That would be equivalent to about $175 a barrel today. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Doppelganger. Its meaning can vary, but it is generally associated with the almost identical resemblance of one person to another, without any blood relation. What is commonly called a double. It is also the name of a disinformation operation carried out by Russia's intelligence and propaganda apparatus, dedicated to apocryphally duplicating media outlets recognized by the public with fake news favorable to the Kremlin's narrative and interests. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Brazil
The Russian nuclear agency Rosatom and the Brazilian company Nucleo Brasil Energia Participações (NBEPar) agreed to create a joint venture for the extraction and processing of critical minerals in Brazil, according to the Russian side. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Chile
The Chilean Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed this Tuesday that the government withdrew its support for the candidacy of former president Michelle Bachelet for Secretary-General of the United Nations. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
A recent report by the European Union Agency for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EUDA) revealed that the city of Copiapó (800 km north of Santiago, Atacama Region) is the third city in the world with the highest cocaine consumption, behind only Whitehorse, Canada, and Middlesbrough, England, and the first in Latin America. ...Read more >>
Source: infobae.com
Cuba
A Cuban provincial court on Monday denied the request for early release for Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara, an artist and activist considered one of the most visible faces of dissent on the island. The ruling upholds the continued detention of the opposition leader, despite his lawyers' claims that he has already served the full term of his sentence, which was imposed in 2022. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) and its Special Rapporteurship on Economic, Social, Cultural and Environmental Rights (REDESCA) express their concern about the worsening humanitarian crisis in Cuba, in a context of the absence of democratic institutions, as well as massive, serious, and systematic human rights violations. ...Read more >>
Source: oas.org
The Cuban regime has revoked the parole of political prisoner Denis Hernández Ramírez, who was released in 2025, and he will be returned to prison, according to a post by his mother, María Angélica Ramírez, on social media. ...Read more >>
Source: adncuba.com
Interamerican Institute for Democracy
By our Director: Beatrice E. Rangel.. given the depth of institutional decay and infrastructure collapse in Venezuela, there are no quick fixes. Dismantling entrenched criminal structures and rebuilding a viable state will require sustained commitment and, above all, time. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Luis Beltrán Guerra G.
The restoration of confidence in Venezuela must be the result of the shared responsibility, oversight, and protection that has been in place in Caracas since January 3rd. But only to the extent that it is well managed. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Ricardo Israel
As allies, the US and Israel achieved a convincing military victory but have not yet managed to bring down the regime, so the advice of the Greek philosopher Epicurus (341-271 BC) is useful to them, who asked "not to ruin what you have by desiring what you do not have," at least not yet, since its end could be close, because however much the mainstream press does not highlight it, the regime has been mortally wounded, for the first time in Iran. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
By our Director: Carlos Sánchez Berzaín
Ecuador and Costa Rica are showing democracies the way to severe relations with the Cuban dictatorship. The Cuban dictatorship uses the international representation system as a mechanism for publicity, infiltration, and legitimization of its cartel, which has institutionalized human rights violations and terrorism... ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Guest Columnist | Pedro Corzo
The allies and spokespeople of Castroism, like worthy disciples of Joseph Goebbels, resort to every possible half-truth to identify the Cuban nation with Castro's totalitarianism, while trying to present the Island as an innocent victim of the great powers, particularly the United States. ...Read more >>
Source: intdemocratic.org
Spain
The Spanish Congress rejected a proposal urging the government to protect Cuban women from repression by the Havana regime, in a close vote of 18 against, 17 in favor, and two abstentions. ...Read more >>Source: martinoticias.com
United States
The network of Neville Roy Singham and Jodie Evans, built from a private celebration in Jamaica in 2017, has transformed into a global machine that promotes pro-China propaganda through nearly 2,000 organizations. According to an investigation by Fox News Digital, this network has been deployed in parallel with the international advance of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), seeking to influence perceptions and political dynamics in the United States and other strategic arenas. The network's development coincides with the intensification of protests and campaigns in favor of autocratic regimes, in a context where US authorities are examining the extent of foreign interference. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com
Venezuela
At least 503 people remain detained for political reasons in Venezuela, according to a report by Foro Penal released this Tuesday with data as of March 23. The figure, which includes 44 foreigners or citizens with dual nationality, reflects a decrease compared to the 526 counted at the beginning of March, but comes at a time when the amnesty law faces increasing questions about the discretion with which the courts apply its benefits. ...Read more >>Source: infobae.com